1. ^¹ {{cite news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo named as the European Sportsperson of the Year |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/12/cristiano-ronaldo-named-as-the-european-sportsperson-of-the-year |publisher=Real Madrid Club de Fútbol |website=Realmadrid.com |accessdate=7 April 2017 |quote=The winner of this prize, which has been awarded since 1958 by the Polish agency PAP, is chosen by the votes of journalists representing each of agencies. |location=Madrid, Spain |date=27 December 2016}}
2. ^https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-agencies-say-vettel-not-top-european-athlete/415659/
3. ^https://www.dw.com/en/vettel-named-european-sportsperson-of-the-year/a-16480105
4. ^http://www.sloveniatimes.com/european-press-agencies-select-maze-best-female-athlete
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/real-madrid-forward-cristiano-ronaldo-voted-european-sportsperson-of-the-year-ahead-of-andy-murray_sto5993658/story.shtml|title=Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo voted European Sportsperson of the Year ahead of Andy Murray |work=Official website of Eurosport |date=27 December 2016 |accessdate=7 April 2017 |last=Bennett |first=Tom |quote=Tennis star Andy Murray, who won Wimbledon and Olympic gold in a year that saw him top the world rankings, was voted second. Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu, who bagged three golds and a silver at the Rio Olympics (setting a new world record and Olympic record in the process) was voted third. }}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://en.as.com/en/2016/12/27/football/1482823059_009875.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: European Sportsperson of 2016 |website=AS.com |date=27 December 2016 |accessdate=7 April 2017 |last=Ruiz |first=Marco |quote=27 Euro media agencies have selected the Real Madrid striker as their sportsperson of the year, the first time a football player has been awarded the prize.}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/12/cristiano-ronaldo-voted-best-european-sportsperson-of-2017|title=Cristiano Ronaldo, voted Best European Sportsperson of 2017 |website=Realmadrid.com |date=28 December 2017 |accessdate=29 December 2017 |quote=It’s the second consecutive year that Cristiano has received this award, which since 1958 has been awarded by the Polish PAP agency. On this occasion, the Real Madrid player received 159 points, beating Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton (143) and tennis players Roger Federer (124) and Rafa Nadal (113). |publisher=Real Madrid Club de Fútbol |location=Madrid, Spain}}
8. ^https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Novak_Djokovic/64255/novak-djokovic-voted-as-the-european-sportsman-of-the-year/